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Recent Examples of disingenuous
Friedkin, who died in 2023 and is seen only in archival interviews, now seems disingenuous in some of his denials that the film was exploitative, especially with regard to the murder that inspired it.
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2026
Individual fiefdoms will survive this disingenuous brand of political gamesmanship, but the governor and other top leaders may not.
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff,
Boston Herald,
4 June 2026
Unlike previous city commission meetings, several residents spoke out in favor of the redesign during public comment, arguing that some complaints about the park were disingenuous.
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Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
Twelve out of 13 isn’t bad, and to harp on what hadn’t worked during the Hurricanes’ relatively brief march to the Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights would be disingenuous, dishonest and dumb.
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Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2026
Individual fiefdoms will survive this disingenuous brand of political gamesmanship, but the governor and other top leaders may not.
—
Boston Herald Editorial Staff,
Boston Herald,
4 June 2026
Unlike previous city commission meetings, several residents spoke out in favor of the redesign during public comment, arguing that some complaints about the park were disingenuous.
—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
Twelve out of 13 isn’t bad, and to harp on what hadn’t worked during the Hurricanes’ relatively brief march to the Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights would be disingenuous, dishonest and dumb.
—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disingenuous
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An honest summary would still pass the buck to the voters on a grossly dishonest scheme, but at least the voters might recognize a description that doesn’t cajole, coax and mislead them.
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What is obvious is that the only thing as dishonest as FIFA’s insistence that the breaks are only because of its concerns about players’ health is FIFA’s claiming that the stoppages don’t impact matches.
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Keep your actual and suspected traitors closer – the non-loyal, uncommitted, secretive, suspicious, dishonest, deceitful, chronically negative, and regularly undermining.
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The interview was secretly filmed in her apartment at Kensington Palace while she was separated from then-Prince Charles and later revealed to have been secured by deceitful methods.
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This inquiry identified insufficient evidence to conclude that Garcia knowingly made an untruthful statement.
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Since 2019, state law has required law enforcement agencies that employ POST certificate holders to notify the board if a certificate holder knowingly made an untruthful statement during an internal affairs investigation, among other circumstances.
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The look manages to be on trend without being too contrived.
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Whereas Heineman’s film used its incredible access to the central couple to capture moments that come across as beautifully and uncomfortably intimate and unstaged, Bergh (The Greatest Love Story Never Told) uses his access to make everything pretty and entirely too contrived.
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There are few things in this world more sanctimonious and hypocritical than left-wing sportswriters getting on their faux moral high horse.
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Earlier this month, Matsui’s campaign came after Vang for taking corporate donations from Sacramento-area businesses during her city council campaigns, implying that Vang’s vows to not accept money from corporate PACs in her congressional bid is hypocritical.
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The problem is, mainstream science and society have been slow to move away from the narrative that all animals copulate only for reproduction, any same-sex activity is purely anomalous (and unnatural), and every species is male-dominated.
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While there are certain products that can be used across different hair textures, lengths, curl patterns, thicknesses, colors (natural and unnatural), and needs, hair products are often created with specific consumers in mind.
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Jeremy Strong is very good at playing devious men with very deep pockets.
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While some believe that Trump is merely the conduit for devious legal advisors, his legal advisors say otherwise, giving Trump the credit for pushing them to try unorthodox angles.
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While Craig will be the assumed starter, typically Dykes has at least tried to have a quarterback battle, with redshirt freshman Adam Schobel being Craig’s primary competition to watch.
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Witnessing violence has, unfortunately, become an assumed risk when logging onto the internet.
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“Disingenuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disingenuous. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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